March 6, 2008 / Letters

On March 10, the voters of Rutland will be asked to pass a debt exclusion. I urge everyone, regardless of how you feel about this issue, to get to the polls and vote. We voters really need to make our voices heard - pro or con. More...

Last year in Holden, the town raised our water rates by 38 per cent and they raised our sewer rates by 19 per cent. This year our real estate tax rate went up by $1.06 per thousand of valuation. More...

This is our third effort to build a new facility for fire, police and emergency medical services. Even the most outspoken opponents of the first two measures have acknowledged that Holden needs this facility. More...

At the February 25 meeting of the Board of Selectmen "a funny thing happened on the way to the forum." In this case, "funny" means outrageous, perhaps illegal, and certainly mean-spirited and selfish. Two of the selectmen, Messrs. More...

As members of the Mountview Middle School Student Council, we would like first to thank the members of the select board for adding to the March 10 special town meeting, a warrant article to renovate the deteriorated tennis and basketball courts at More...

For weeks, Holden residents have been talking about the enormous size (43,500 square feet), the sky high price tag ($15.4 million) and the increased real estate taxes needed to pay for the latest proposed safety complex. More...

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